Government & Public Interest Blog: The Defense Department Wants To Work With You

Friday, September 04, 2009

The Defense Department Wants To Work With You

The Defense Department on Monday unveiled a fresh look for its Web site, focused on increasing two-way communication. The redesigned site is hosted on the new URL Defense.gov and highlights social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter. The primary goal of the makeover, Pentagon officials said, is to engage the public, particularly 18 to 24 year olds. "We need to embrace these technologies," Price Floyd, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs, told the American Forces Press Service, the Defense Department's news service. "We need to use them because .. to continue reading the entire article click HERE. For more information about positions and internships with the Defense Department and other Federal Agencies, click HERE.

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